A UK insurance claims map has laid bare the most likely places to be burgled in Courier Country.
Dundee and Fife were amongst the highest areas of burglary claims with Angus and the Mearns amongst those with the fewest claims.
MoneySuperMarket analysed 1.8 million home insurance quotes run on its website over the last two years to identify the postcodes with the highest and lowest rates of claims for home contents theft within a five-year period.
Redbridge, in the north east of London, was the number one spot in the UK, with 54.7 burglary claims recorded for every 1,000 quotes.
St Andrews was top of the Courier Country list with a UK ranking of 1,068 and a rate of 11.34 claims per 1,000 quotes.
That was just ahead of the DD4 postcode area (10.62) which covers Stobswell, Craigie, Pitkerro, Douglas, Fintry and Whitfield.
The KY14 postcode in Cupar (9.95), DD2 in Dundee (9.43) and KY2 in Kirkcaldy (8.73) were next in the MoneySuperMarket league table.
Kevin Pratt, consumer affairs expert at MoneySuperMarket, said: “It is encouraging to see the overall rate of burglary claims has dropped eight percent in the last year, in line with the fall in recorded burglaries.
“That’s no doubt thanks to improvements in home security, although the falling cost of electrical items, such as TVs, might be significant as, simply put, there’s less need for burglars to steal items than in the past.”
Anstruther (7.81), the KY15 postcode in Cupar (7.51), Dundee City Centre (7.49) and DD5 which makes up Broughty Ferry, Barnhill and Monifieth (7.22) were also high up the Courier Country list.
Also included were KY11 Dunfermline (6.22), KY12 Dunfermline (6.09), Kinross (5.90), Leven (5.82), KY7 in Glenrothes (4.88), Forfar, Glamis and Kirriemuir (4.76), Kirkcaldy’s KY1 (4.34) Stonehaven (4.02) and Cowdenbeath (3.09).
Amongst the least likely to be burgled are Arbroath and Friockheim (2.44), Carnoustie (2.36), Lochgelly (1.74) and KY6 in Glenrothes (1.69).
A zero ranking was given to DD6 (Newport, Wormit, Balmerino, Gauldry, Tayport), Brechin, Laurencekirk, Burntisland and DD10 which covers Montrose, St Cyrus, Inverbervie and Gourdon.
There were no figures available for various other areas in Courier Country including Perth, Coupar Angus, Meigle and Alyth.
According to this year’s analysis, last year’s average burglary rate was 13.58, and this year’s is 12.44 per 1,000.
